Cardinia Shire Council - Annual Report 2017-18

Cardinia Shire Council Annual Report 2017–18 2013–14 Introduction
CEO report
Throughout the past 12 months,
our organisation has worked
steadily and with exceptional
dedication to deliver a range of
services and projects, develop
and adopt new plans and policies,
and build, upgrade and renew
important infrastructure for the
benefit of Cardinia Shire.
With almost 400 staff working
collaboratively to achieve our shared organisational
goals for the benefit of the community, investing in our
people is paramount to success. We make a conscious
effort to develop a skilled and professional workforce that
continually strives to go from good, to great, to excellent.
I am proud of Council’s achievements in delivering
professional, personal, and cultural development
opportunities.
Delivering major projects
Council completed and progressed a number of
major projects this year, delivering quality facilities
to serve our growing community into the future.
Highlights include:
• Bridgewood Primary School and integrated
Child and Family Centre -- this ground-breaking
precinct development opened this year, allowing
students to transition from an integrated early
learning and development environment to formal
education in the primary school, also providing a
Maternal and Child Care Health service and
parenting support programs
• Pakenham motorsport precinct -- a world-class
motor sport precinct is being developed on a specially
zoned 64-hectare parcel of land, which will include
a race track and associated infrastructure, driver
training and education programs, plus an events and
exhibition space
• Deep Creek Reserve -- work progressed steadily
at the 48-hectare greenfield development, which
will be a place of environmental and recreational
significance, and will include the shire’s first regional
all abilities playground
• Lang Lang Community and Recreation Precinct --
works are well underway to deliver a major
recreation and community precinct, which will
include sporting facilities, multipurpose community
spaces, parks and other open spaces for
recreational activities
• Hill’s Hub -- work began on a new Hill’s Hub to
bring a range of existing community services and
organisations under one roof and provide additional
multipurpose spaces for the community, providing
greater access to community activities.
Advocating for regional investment
It is crucial that Council continues to advocate for and
work in partnership with other organisations and levels
of government to attract investment into the region and
provide the services, facilities and economic benefits
needed for our growing population. Examples include:
• Melbourne’s third airport – Council, together with
the South East Melbourne Group of Councils, has
advocated for a third airport to be built in the southeast
region for a number of years. We believe an
airport in the region will drive growth and provide new
jobs in transport, logistics, tourism and agriculture,
becoming a major economic and employment driver
for our local communities. We are continuing to
advocate to the Victorian Government to ensure an
appropriate location for the airport
• Team 11 – Council has supported south-east
Melbourne’s bid to bring an A-League and W-League
soccer club to the region. The club would become the
region’s first professional sporting club to both train
and play in the area, working alongside over 100 local
clubs and providing a pathway to professionalism
for local players. Team 11 is a great way to unite the
more than 160 nations represented in the community
through a shared love of soccer.
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